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Research Journal Entry 3

Dear Journal, Today, I have continued my research on my topic: copyright and fair use. When I started searching, I first type in specific keywords. Obviously, they are “copyright” and “fair use”. The databases I’ve used provided some promising results, … Continue reading

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Free access to knowledge?

After the creation of the Internet, information was much easier to obtain now than in the past. However, not every information source is free as shown by the JSTOR articles where users must pay a fee to access them. What … Continue reading

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The Importance of Copyright

You came up with an idea that did not exist yet. You believe that this idea will not only benefit you but others as well. However, others may have the same idea and you must publish and protect that idea … Continue reading

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Reason for Copyright laws

“Copyright” is deemed as something of wrongdoing and breaking the law; however, people never actually see more to what the word really means. It is a legal concept, which is enacted by most governments, thus giving the creator of an … Continue reading

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Notes from 2/21 and reading and blogging assignments for Tuesday 2/26

In class today you viewed the film Rip! A Remix Manifesto. Comments and responses are certainly welcome; post yours below. On Tuesday, February 26 we will briefly discuss the readings and viewings on copyright and fair use, and head into … Continue reading

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Blog 6: Why Copyright?

From the video of copyright, you can understand why copyright exists. I thought copyright was only to prevent people from copying your work, but there is also the aspect of making profit from other people’s work. The congress assures people’s … Continue reading

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Blog 6 – Copyright – Reading Response

Greys “Copyright: F0rever Less One Day” is an informative video on the law on copyright. As explained in the video the law stood up for copyrighting for up to 28years but people felt this wasn’t a long enough time and … Continue reading

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Copyright

The idea of a copyright makes sense. If you created it why should anyone else receive profit from your work. If only you contributed to the production, you alone should have control over it. However I believe one of the … Continue reading

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Copyright and creative process

As Grey explored, the copyright was created to protect the author of a particular piece of work just long enough for them to them to turn a profit. This work was then to be entered into the public domain where … Continue reading

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Copyright

Let me start by stating that i’m in favor of the current copyright law. I feel that only the author and there descendants should benefit from there intellectual property. George Lucas has the right to re-brand and profit from his original … Continue reading

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